John wrote:
> You must be kidding, Mark. There was a bigtime collector/non-
> collectorscuffle over a $100, ebay Campy box (don't remember for
> what). Due to the
> passing of time, it's kinda vague, but as I recall, I foolishly wrote
> something derogatory about someone who would pay 100 bucks for an
> empty box
> and was set upon by a pack of various "collectors" who lectured me
> (pontificated) on the importance of "preserving history" ad infinitum.
>
> Anyhoo, Mark, I guess, after having gained an education, from much
> moreknowledgeable CR members, way back then, I'm just saying
> that, now, $20,
> for an empty box, seems like a real deal to me.
in response to Mark's comment:
> > Save you boxtops ladies and gentlemen! Now I have seen highs
> reached like
> the Simplex derailleur the other day, but for heavens sake this is
> a box
> http://ebay.com/
Mark and John,
I have an old blue coloured Campagnolo seatpost box from the late 50's or early 60's and another blue one from the early 50's for the Cambio Corsa system. The seatpost one is empty and the other has a set of cambio corsa drop-outs and one seatstay lever. I already have an offer of $650 for the two boxes from a collector in Japan and have the feeling that if I offered them up on ebay, they would go for considerably more.
Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ